mental

men·tal ¹

 (mĕn′tl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the mind: mental powers; mental health.

2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental calculation; a mental image.

3.

a. Slang Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.

b. Offensive Slang Having a mental illness or intellectual disability.

c. Often Offensive Relating to or being a place for housing or treating people with mental illness or intellectual disability: a mental ward.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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men′tal·ly adv.

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men·tal ²

 (mĕn′tl)

adj.

Of or relating to the chin.

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[From Latin mentum, chin; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

mental

(ˈmɛntəl)

adj

1. of or involving the mind or an intellectual process

2. occurring only in the mind: mental calculations.

3. (Psychiatry) affected by mental illness: a mental patient. Preferred form: psychiatric

4. (Medicine) concerned with care for persons with mental illness: a mental hospital. Preferred form: psychiatric

5. (Psychiatry) slang insane

[C15: from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns mind]

ˈmentally adv

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mental

(ˈmɛntəl)

adj

(Anatomy) anatomy of or relating to the chin. Also: genial

[C18: from Latin mentum chin]

men•tal¹

(ˈmɛn tl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the mind.

2. of, pertaining to, or affected by a disorder of the mind: a mental patient.

3. for persons with a psychiatric disorder: a mental hospital.

4. performed by or existing in the mind: mental arithmetic.

5. pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.

6. Informal. insane; crazy.

[1375–1425; < Late Latin mentālis= Latin ment- mind + -ālis -al¹]

men•tal•ly, adv.

men•tal²

(ˈmɛn tl)

adj.

of or pertaining to the chin.

[1720–30; < Latin ment(um) the chin + -al¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mental - involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
	2.	mental - of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
	3.	mental - of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
	4.	mental - of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw genial
	5.	mental - affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness" unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

mental

adjective

1. intellectual, rational, theoretical, cognitive, brain, conceptual, cerebral the mental development of children

2. psychiatric, psychogenic mental health problems

3. (Informal) insane, mad, disturbed, unstable, mentally ill, lunatic, psychotic, unbalanced, deranged, round the bend (Brit. slang), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), not right in the head, a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) I just said to him 'you must be mental!'

mental

adjective

Relating to or performed by the mind:

cerebral, intellective, intellectual, psychic, psychical, psychological.

Translations

ذِهْني، فِكْريعَقْليعَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّهعَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْليعَقْلِيّ

duševníkonaný v duchupsychiatrickývnitřníduševně nemocný

mentalsindslidendetankemæssig

geistigmentalseelischNerven-...psychisch

διανοητικόςπνευματικός

mentalpsiquiátrico

henkinenmentaalinenpsyykkinen

mentalpsychiatriqueintellectuel

duševni

elme-szellemi

andlegurgeî-hugar-

mentalepazzocalcolo mentale

精神の

정신적인

mentalitetasmintinismintyse daromas/sukuriamasprotiškaiproto

galvas-gara-garīgsprāta-psihiatriskā slimnīca

geestelijkmentaal

mentalsinnssyke-

umysłowy

mental

умственныйментальный

mentálnyurobený v duchu

duševnimiseln

mentalsjälslig

ทางจิตใจ

akılakıl hastalarına aitakıl hastalığı çekenakıldanzihinsel

thuộc về tinh thần

精神的内心的心理的精神病的

mental

[ˈmentl]

A. ADJ

1. (= not physical) [development, health, effort] → mental
the stigma attached to mental illness → el estigma vinculado con las enfermedades mentales
I formed a mental picture of what he looked like → me formé una imagen mental de cómo era
to make a mental note of sth → tomar nota mentalmente de algo

2. (Brit) (= crazy) → chiflado
he must be mental → debe estar chiflado

B. CPD mental age N → edad f mental
mental arithmetic N → cálculos mpl mentales
mental block N → bloqueo m mental
mental cruelty N → crueldad f mental
mental handicap N → retraso m mental
mental healing N (US) → cura f mental
mental home, mental hospital N → hospital m psiquiátrico, manicomio m
mental institution N → institución f para enfermos mentales
mental patient N → paciente mf psiquiátrico/a
mental powers N → poderes mpl mentales

mental

[ˈmɛnt^əl] adj

(to do with the mind) → mental(e)
Graham made a quick mental calculation → Graham se livra à un bref calcul mental.
to make a mental note of sth → prendre bonne note de qch
to make a mental note to do sth → penser à ne pas oublier de faire qch

(= mad) → timbré(e)
You're mental! → Tu es timbré!mental age n → âge m mentalmental arithmetic n → calcul m mental
to do mental arithmetic → faire du calcul mentalmental block n → blocage mmental cruelty n → cruauté f mentalemental handicap n → handicap m mentalmental health

n

[person] → santé f mentale

(= profession) → santé f mentale

modif [problems] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [service] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [unit, centre] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [charity] → pour la santé mentale, d'aide médicopsychologique
mental health professional → professionnel(le) m/f de la santé mentale mental health caremental health care n → soins mpl médicopsychologiquesmental hospital n → hôpital m psychiatriquemental illness n → maladie f mentale
a mental illness → une maladie mentale

mental

adj

→ geistig; strain → psychisch; cruelty → seelisch; to make a mental note of something → sich (dat) → etw merken; mental process → geistiger or gedanklicher Prozess, Denkvorgang m; the causes are mental not physical → die Ursachen sind eher psychischer als physischer Natur; he still shows great mental agility → er ist geistig noch immer sehr rege

(inf: = mad) → übergeschnappt (inf); to go mental → verrückt werden, durchdrehen (inf); (= get furious) → ausrasten (inf)

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mental

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mental age

n he has a mental of ten → er ist auf dem geistigen Entwicklungsstand eines Zehnjährigen

mental arithmetic

n → Kopfrechnen nt

mental block

n → Bewusstseinsstörung f; to have a mental → eine Bewusstseinsstörung haben, geistig weggetreten sein (inf); (due to alcohol) → einen Filmriss haben (inf); to have a mental (in exam) → ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben (inf)

mental breakdown

n → Nervenzusammenbruch m

mental deficiency

n → Geistesschwäche f, → Geistesstörung f

mental health

n → Geisteszustand m

mental home

n → (Nerven)heilanstalt f

mental hospital

n → psychiatrische Klinik, Nervenklinik f

mental illness

n → Geisteskrankheit f

mental institution

n → (Nerven)heilanstalt f

mental

[ˈmɛntl] adj

a. (gen) → mentale, della mente; (ability, powers) → intellettuale; (treatment) → psichiatrico/a
to make a mental note of sth → prendere mentalmente nota di qc
mental patient → malato/a di mente
mental strain → tensione f

b. (fam) (mad) → pazzo/a

mental

(ˈmentl) adjective

1. of the mind. mental illnesses/disorders. geestelik عَقْلي умствен mental duševní seelisch mental; sinds- διανοητικός, πνευματικόςmental vaimu-, vaimne ذهنی psyykkinen mentalשכלי मानसिक duševni, umni szellemi jiwa andlegur mentale 心の 정신의 psichinis, proto psihisks; garīgs jiwa geestelijkhjerne-, åndelig, mentalumysłowy ذهنى،فكرى mental mental умственный; психический mentálny duševen mentalni mental, psykisk, sinnes- เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ zihinsel 心理的，心智的 психічний ذہنی thuộc tâm thần 精神的，心理的

2. done or made by the mind. mental arithmetic; a mental picture. geestelike ذِهْني، فِكْري мисловен mental konaný v duchu; vnitřní geistig mental; tankemæssig νοερός mental vaimne فکری päässä- mentalשכלי मानसिक, दिमाग़ी, मन का duševni fej- (számolás stb.) mental hugar- mentale, intellettuale 頭の中で行なう 머리속에서 하는 mintinis, mintyse daromas/sukuriamas gara-; prāta-; galvas- mental in het hoofd i hodet, mental pamięciowy فكرى mental mental; imaginat производимый в уме, мысленный urobený v duchu; vnútorný miseln mentalni inre ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นในใจ akıldan 在心裡做的 розумовий; мислений ذہن میں کیا گیا thuộc trí óc 内心的

3. for those who are ill in mind. a mental hospital. geestelik عَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّه душевно-болен para doentes mentais psychiatrický Nerven-... sindssyge- που προορίζεται για φρενοβλαβείς psiquiátrico vaimu- روانی mieli- psychiatrique -נֶפֶש मानसिक रोग या रोगी duševna bolnica elme-(gyógyintézet) jiwa geð- per malati di mente 精神病者のための 정신병 치료를 위한 psichiatrinis psihiatriskā slimnīca sakit jiwa psychiatrischsinnssyke-psychiatryczny روانى para doentes mentais psihiatric психиатрический psychiatrický psihiatričen mentalni mental- บ้า (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) akıl hastalarına ait 精神病的 психічний دماغی مریضوں سے متعلق tâm thần 精神病的

4. suffering from an illness of the mind. a mental patient. geestelik versteurd عَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْلي побъркан mental duševně nemocný geisteskrank sindslidende φρενοβλαβήςmental vaimu(haige) رنج mielitauti- mental חוֹלֶה נֶפֶש मानसिक रोग या रोगी duševna bol elme-(beteg) sakit jiwa geð- malato di mente 精神病の 정신병의 psichinis psihiski slims cilvēks sakit mental psychiatrischsinnssyk umysłowo chory رنځ mental bolnav psihic душевнобольной duševne chorý duševen mentalni mental- เป็นโรคจิต akıl hastalığı çeken 患有精神病的 психічний دماغی مریض mất trí 精神病的

menˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun

(a level of) mental power. low mentality. mentaliteit عَقْلِيَّه разсъдък mentalidade inteligence die Denkart mentalitet; tænkemåde νοημοσύνηmentalidad, intelecto vaimulaad قوه ذهنی mentaliteetti mentalité, intelligence מֶנטָלִיוּת मानसिक दशा duhovno ustrojstvo, mentalitet szellemi képesség mentalitas vitsmunir, gáfur, greind capacità mentali 知力 지능, 지력 mentalitetas, intelektas mentalitāte; intelekts pemikiran geestesgesteldheidintelligens, åndelig evne umysłowość, mentalność ذهنى قوه mentalidade capacitate mentală умственные способности; интеллект inteligencia umska sposobnost mentalitet intelligens, förstånd, mentalitet สติปัญญา anlayış, düşünüş 智力 розумові здібності, інтелект ذہنی رجحان ، یا خصوصیت trí lực 智力

ˈmentally adverb

in the mind. She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill. geestelik عَقْلِيّاً умствено mentalmente mentálně geistig mentalt διανοητικά mentalmente vaimselt از نظر روانی henkisesti mentalementנפשי, שכלי मानसिक रूप से duševno szellemileg kejiwaan andlega mentalmente 精神的に 정신면에서 psichiškai, protiškai garīgi kejiwaan geestelijkåndelig, mentalt umysłowo د روانى نظره mentalmente din punct de vedere mental/psihic умственно; психически mentálne duševno mentalno mentalt, psykiskt ด้านจิตใจ aklen 精神上，心智上 інтелектуально; психічно ذہنی طور پر về thần kinh 精神上，智力上，心理上

mental

→ عَقْلِيّ duševní mental geistig διανοητικός mental henkinen mental duševni mentale 精神の 정신적인 geestelijk mental umysłowy mental умственный mental ทางจิตใจ akıl thuộc về tinh thần 精神的

men·tal

a. mental, rel. a la mente;

___ age → edad ___;

___ disorder → trastorno ___;

___ deficiency → retraso ___;

___ handicap → minusvalía ___;

___ health → salud ___;

___ hygiene → higiene ___;

___ illness → enfermedad ___;

___ retardation → retraso ___;

___ test → examen de capacidad ___.

mental

adj mental; (pertaining to chin) mentoniano